5.Australia's national day,Australia Day,is on C A.1 January B.18 January C.26 January D.31 January 6. pecame the financial and commercial centre of Australia during the Gold Rush and attracted British investment and dominated rural exports. A.Melbourne B.Sydney C.Canberra D.Brisbane 7.Which of the following is NOT true about Australian federation of 1901?B A.Australia became an independent country ralia had itsown he of state BAToaeaomAsaatrcslcaBmiaacadcaaave D.Britain conducted diplomacy and made war on behalf of Australia. 8.In the 1950s,Australia stressed the importance of developing a close association with the United States through R A.theANZAC B.the ANZUS C.theANZG D.the ANA 9.Whitlam proposed reforms concemed with the following issues EXCEPT D A.foreign relations B.race relations C.women's rights D.establishing a republic 10.In B the question of becoming a republic was put to a referendum. A1998 B1999 C2000 D.2001 Unit3 1.Wool,and later gold,launched the Australian colonies on a path of rapid economic growth.T 2.Despite industrialization from the mid-19th century.the Australian economy has remained specialized and heavily dependent on the export of farming and mineral products.T 3.Despite the problems of long-distance transport to unreliable markets,Australia is a major exporter of sugar. ry produ and rice 4.Agriculture generates only10%15%of Australia'sexport eamings and is thus not very important to the country s economy. 5.Mining has been central to the Australian economy since the 19th century,as both a catalyst to national development and a major source ofexport income. 6.In Australia. as els where in thev rld,tourism isa rapidly exp and ing industr 7.The main feature of Australia's trade is the exchange of raw materials for finished products. T 8.Since the end of World War II there have been great changes in Australia's trading patterns and international economic relations 9.A significant reorientation of trade towards Asia and the Pacific is now taking place in Australia.T 1.Australia is the world's largest exporter of A.wheat B.woo C.meat D.dairy products A _is the country's leading grain crop and is grown in every state. A.Wheat B.Sugar C Com D.Rice 3.Official estimates suggested that a total of C of Australia's land area was native forest. B.one-fourth C.one-fifth D.one-sixth c in size in the world A.first B.second C.third D.fourth 5.Manufacturing now contributes about C to Australia's GDP A one-third B.one-sixth C.one-eighth D.one-tenth 6.Australia boasts the world's largest known recoverable resources of the following EXCEPT D A.lead B.uranium C.silver D.gold 7.Btraditionally has the largest share by value of total national mineral production. 7 5. Australia’s national day, Australia Day, is on ________C__________. A. 1 January B.18 January C. 26 January D. 31 January 6. ____A_____ became the financial and commercial centre of Australia during the Gold Rush and attracted British investment and dominated rural exports. A. Melbourne B. Sydney C. Canberra D. Brisbane 7. Which of the following is NOT true about Australian federation of 1901? B A. Australia became an independent country. B. Australia had its own head of state. C. After federation Australia still relied on Britain for trade and investment. D. Britain conducted diplomacy and made war on behalf of Australia. 8. In the 1950s, Australia stressed the importance of developing a close association with the United States through ______B__________. A. the ANZAC B. the ANZUS C. the ANZG D. the ANA 9. Whitlam proposed reforms concerned with the following issues EXCEPT _________D__________. A. foreign relations B. race relations C. women’s rights D. establishing a republic 10. In ___B____, the question of becoming a republic was put to a referendum. A. 1998 B. 1999 C. 2000 D. 2001 Unit3 1. Wool, and later gold, launched the Australian colonies on a path of rapid economic growth. T 2. Despite industrialization from the mid-19th century, the Australian economy has remained specialized and heavily dependent on the export of farming and mineral products. T 3. Despite the problems of long-distance transport to unreliable markets, Australia is a major exporter of wool, wheat, meat, sugar, dairy products, fruits, cotton and rice. T 4. Agriculture generates only 10%－15% of Australia’s export earnings and is thus not very important to the country’s economy. F 5. Mining has been central to the Australian economy since the 19th century, as both a catalyst to national development and a major source of export income. T 6. In Australia, as elsewhere in the world, tourism is a rapidly expanding industry. T 7. The main feature of Australia’s trade is the exchange of raw materials for finished products. T 8. Since the end of World War II there have been great changes in Australia’s trading patterns and international economic relations. T 9. A significant reorientation of trade towards Asia and the Pacific is now taking place in Australia. T 1.Australia is the world’s largest exporter of ___B____. A. wheat B. wool C. meat D. dairy products 2. ____A____ is the country’s leading grain crop and is grown in every state. A. Wheat B. Sugar C. Corn D. Rice 3. Official estimates suggested that a total of ____C___ of Australia’s land area was native forest. A. one-third B. one-fourth C. one-fifth D. one-sixth 4. The Australian Fishing Zone ranks the ___C___ in size in the world. A. first B. second C. third D. fourth 5. Manufacturing now contributes about __C____ to Australia’s GDP. A. one-third B. one-sixth C. one-eighth D. one-tenth 6. Australia boasts the world’s largest known recoverable resources of the following EXCEPT __D___. A. lead B. uranium C. silver D. gold 7. ___B___ traditionally has the largest share by value of total national mineral production